http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/opinion/30tue2.html?_r=1&ref=editorials
This article talks about the Dream Act and the hope it brings to future immigration reform if it passes.
What kind of future reform will it bring though? The Dream Act proposes that we essentially provide amnesty for undocumented immigrants who are college students or serve in the military. This seems like something that Americans should be okay about because these individuals hopefully would be a benefit to our society. If this is something that passes, okay fine...but what next? What are some of this future immigration reforms America will also see passed or try to be passed? I can't help but think that something like this would further encourage immigrants to continue coming across the border undocumented. So these undocumented individuals go to college and serve our in our military which will benefit our society I guess in the long run, but would it not also benefit our society to deport them? I am not against immigration, as long as it is done the right way and through the proper systems. I realize it takes a long time for the process, so I propose that if we continue to allow immigration, why not make the process for coming easier to encourage them to come legally. Many who discuss the Dream Act and advocate for immigration reform often talk about the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and how they have the same rights as I do fail to realize that it says "citizen" if they are undocumented in this country, they are not a citizen, therefore these do not apply to them. Immigration reform should mean that we either start to crack down on those coming illegally to our country or we make the process for them to come legally easier and quicker. Our country is in a crisis whether people think so or not, if something doesn't change we will not have the resources to support our nation and we will continue to see a crappy economy and more and more poverty.
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I agree with you Maddie. I think that we should make the process for immigrants to become citizens easier and quicker, because some of the wait times for certain countries is ridiculous. However, i also think that we should not create too open of a border system because then we will have a huge influx and it could cause issues for our country. I do think it is sad when students who have lived in America most of their lives and have gone to school don't get the same oppotunities in college because it was not their decision when they moved here. They are essentially innocent (that is not to say that their families are not!) This is definitely a sticky topic
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